Beste Maritime History podcaster (2024)

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Unlocked Member Ep. 015 - The Ship(s) of Theseus 48:57

2+ y ago48:57

48:57

Welcome, crew. This is a temporarily unlocked member episode, open to everyone for the remainder of March since I was unable to record a regular episode this month. It will revert to subscriber-only access on April 1. Today we depart slightly from a focused look at ships, and branch out to consider mythology that has some loose ties to ships. The G…

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043 - The Delian League: High and Dry in Egypt 53:03

2+ y ago53:03

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Today we continue following the evolution and exploits of the Delian League. In the 450s BCE, they become embroiled in two theaters of conflict. The first saw them begin to more squarely meet Sparta and many other allied cities of the Peloponnesian League in what is called the First Peloponnesian War. At the same time, Athens and the Delian League …

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042 - The Delian League v. Persia: Eurymedon 58:49

3y ago58:49

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Now that we have witnessed the birth of the Delian League, in today's episode we trace their exploits in the 470s BCE. The league does a good job landing more blows against the Persian Empire, but at the same time they begin to more strongly resemble an empire, and some league members are not amused. A new military leader named Cimon emerges to lea…

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041 - A League of (Our) Own: The Delian League 43:28

3y ago43:28

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As we kick off Series 3, it's now time to examine one of the most recognizable institutions that existed in Ancient Greece: The Delian League. To make sense of things, we'll compare the Peloponnesian League and Sparta's motivations there, against the Hellenic League that was formed to stand against Persia's incursion. Then, against these two we wil…

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Series 2 Recap 1:22:12

3y ago1:22:12

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This episode is a recapitulation of the 20 episodes that make up Series 2 of the Maritime History Podcast. The season as a whole examined the high points of maritime history during the early Iron Age, with a specific focus on the maritime activity of the Phoenicians and how they eventually intersected with the Greeks. Although initially a land-cent…

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Pod Update - November 2021 8:03

3y ago8:03

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A brief update on the state of the podcast, our sailing shape, and what lies ahead.

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The Boats of the “Glen Carrig” by William Hope Hodgson (Part 4) 2:12:16

3y ago2:12:16

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson is a horror/survival novel where survivors of a shipwreck, clinging to the remaining lifeboats, contend with the weird and terrifying elements of a strange land. Part 4 contains the chapters 13 through 17. Part 1 is available here, Part 2 is available here, and Part 3 is available here. Chapter…

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 3) 1:30:37

3y ago1:30:37

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson is a horror/survival novel where survivors of a shipwreck, clinging to the remaining lifeboats, contend with the weird and terrifying elements of a strange land. Part 3 contains chapter 9 through 12. Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. Chapter 9 - What Happened in the Dusk Ch…

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 2) 1:22:04

3y ago1:22:04

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson is a horror/survival novel where survivors of a shipwreck, clinging to the remaining lifeboats, contend with the weird and terrifying elements of a strange land. Part 2 contains chapter 5 through 8. Part 1 can be found here. Chapter 5 - The Great Storm Chapter 6 - The Weed-Choked Sea Chapter 7 …

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 1) 1:04:25

3y ago1:04:25

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Halloween is again upon us! This year we have a nautical horror novel to keep us company. The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson is a horror/survival novel where survivors of a shipwreck, clinging to the remaining lifeboats, contend with the weird and terrifying elements of a strange land. Part 1 contains the first 4 chapters and wi…

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040 - A Themistoclean End 1:34:18

3+ y ago1:34:18

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Today we bring our time with the Athenian leader Themistocles to a close. The character qualities we've seen throughout his career continue to pop up even in the later stages of his life. And although the Greek world continued on in his absence, today we'll try to follow him to his death in exile and see how his supporters and his detractors begin …

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039 - Aftermath and Mycale 1:34:35

4+ y ago1:34:35

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The Greek victory at Salamis was monumental. But in the aftermath of that victory, Greece and her leaders still had many decisions to make. It is here that we begin to see a divergence between the naval-minded leaders and their vision, and the land-centered leaders with a different vision. We begin to discuss these divergent views, how they were de…

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038 - The Naval Battle at Salamis 2:02:55

5y ago2:02:55

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We have finally arrived at the Battle of Salamis. There's a lot of buildup before the battle, and surprisingly, this phase is where a lot of the important pieces were moved into place by the wily Themistocles. We witness scenes in both the Greek and Persian camps the day and night prior to the battle, but once the fleets have moved into position, w…

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Mini Ep - Ship 17 at Thonis-Heracleion 33:52

5+ y ago33:52

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In this first of what will be ongoing mini-episodes, we examine the discovery and study of Ship 17 at the ancient Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion. After running through the history of this city and it's significance to maritime history, we then read a passage from Herodotus where he describes a baris ship that he saw during his tour of ancient E…

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037 - The Naval Battle of Artemisium - Part II 1:04:43

5+ y ago1:04:43

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In Part II of our look at the naval Battle of Artemisium, we finally get into the heat of battle. The episode is bookended by some trickery and psychological warfare courtesy of the inimitable Themistocles. In the middle, though, we discuss the 3 separate days and 3 separate engagements that made up the battle as a whole. Tactics, planning, chaos: …

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036 - The Naval Battle of Artemisium - Part I 1:05:25

6y ago1:05:25

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Today we open a chapter onto the naval Battle of Artemisium. We begin by considering a prophecy which illustrates the plight that Greece found herself in as the Persian army and navy entered Europe. We discuss the state of preparation in each relative camp as they made their respective preparations for the battle to come. We then discuss the region…

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035 - The Eve of War 1:12:32

6+ y ago1:12:32

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In today's episode we take a look at the final moves that both Greece and Persia made on the eve of their war. Themistocles and Aristides take center stage as they maneuver through the political scene of Athens, but with the success of the Themistoclean naval policy, we discuss how the Greeks may have rapidly built up their navy. We consider the Gr…

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034 - Marathon and Persian Naval Power 59:29

6+ y ago59:29

59:29

A substantial portion of the Persian fleet was wrecked in a storm in 492 BCE, but after Darius ordered it to be rebuilt, they set sail for Greece in the summer of 490. Today's episode examines the state of the Persian navy at this point, after which we discuss the fleet's route to Eritrea and Marathon, the site of one of Greece's most famous milita…

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033 - A 'Heraldless War' and a Man Named Themistocles 1:04:26

7y ago1:04:26

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In today's episode the curtain rises on a young man named Themistocles. He's always recognized for the role that he played at Salamis and in the Greek navy's stand against Persia, but today we go back to the earliest we know about his life. We ended last episode in 493 BCE when the Ionian Revolt was effectively ended at Lade, but in that same year …

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Halloween Ep. - The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton 26:53

7y ago26:53

26:53

Welcome to our third annual Halloween special here at the Maritime History Podcast. Rather than choose a grim, frightening, or eery tale, this year I felt that a more lighthearted fare was in order. This story was written by an Englishman named Richard Middleton. It tells of a quiet countryside village named Fairfield where the townsfolk are as com…

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032 - The Letdown at Lade 1:05:45

7y ago1:05:45

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If Episode 031 covered the heady, opening stages of the Ionian Revolt, then today's episode covers the denouement and rather anticlimactic conclusion of the revolt. At the start of the episode we follow Aristagoras as he goes on a recruiting trip to Sparta and Athens, using a world map to try and sway the Spartan king into joining the revolt. Athen…

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031 - A Persian Navy, an Ionian Revolt 54:46

7+ y ago54:46

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In today's episode we begin our look at the events that directly contributed to the beginnings of the Greco-Persian War. After a brief summation of the events that brought the early Persian Empire into contact with the Ionian Greeks, we take a look at the evidence and theories about what the naval situation was like in the Aegean during the late 6t…

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030 - Trireme 101: How to Build, Sail, and Ram and Ancient Greek Warship 1:46:21

7+ y ago1:46:21

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Today we have a lengthy primer focused only on the trireme. After a jaunt through some of the evidence related to when the trireme first came into use on the seas of ancient Greece and the Near East we then take a deep dive into the numerous aspects of the ship itself. We discuss the materials used by ancient shipwrights, the process of building an…

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029 - Trade with Egypt, Conflict with Carthage 1:04:14

7+ y ago1:04:14

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In this installment, we continue to follow the Greeks as they expand yet further. Our first destination is Egypt, where the Greek emporion at Naukratis was set up by a diverse group of mercenaries and traders. The recently discovered port of Thonis-Heraklion also makes an appearance, and we see that mercenary sailors worked for the pharaoh at vario…

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028 - Unlocking the Pontus Euxinus 1:03:10

8y ago1:03:10

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In today's installment, we'll tell a tale of two cities in one sense. The age of colonization in Greece had an early leader in the island of Euboea, but as the Euboeans were stretched thin, Corinth and Miletus rose to become the leaders of Greek colonization. We'll look at the wealth that Corinth controlled thanks partially to her location, but als…

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Unlocked Member Ep. 015 - The Ship(s) of Theseus 48:57

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043 - The Delian League: High and Dry in Egypt 53:03

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042 - The Delian League v. Persia: Eurymedon 58:49

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041 - A League of (Our) Own: The Delian League 43:28

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Series 2 Recap 1:22:12

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Pod Update - November 2021 8:03

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The Boats of the “Glen Carrig” by William Hope Hodgson (Part 4) 2:12:16

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 3) 1:30:37

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 2) 1:22:04

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The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson (Part 1) 1:04:25

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040 - A Themistoclean End 1:34:18

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039 - Aftermath and Mycale 1:34:35

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038 - The Naval Battle at Salamis 2:02:55

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Mini Ep - Ship 17 at Thonis-Heracleion 33:52

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037 - The Naval Battle of Artemisium - Part II 1:04:43

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036 - The Naval Battle of Artemisium - Part I 1:05:25

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035 - The Eve of War 1:12:32

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034 - Marathon and Persian Naval Power 59:29

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033 - A 'Heraldless War' and a Man Named Themistocles 1:04:26

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Halloween Ep. - The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton 26:53

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032 - The Letdown at Lade 1:05:45

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031 - A Persian Navy, an Ionian Revolt 54:46

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030 - Trireme 101: How to Build, Sail, and Ram and Ancient Greek Warship 1:46:21

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029 - Trade with Egypt, Conflict with Carthage 1:04:14

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028 - Unlocking the Pontus Euxinus 1:03:10

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